Joy, Happiness and Tears

Updated : Sep 7, 2018, 13:00 IST

It was a historic day for India when the Supreme Court decriminalised Section 377 at roughly half past eleven on Thursday morning. “I had a mixed reaction to the verdict. I was confused for a moment regarding whether I should laugh or bust into tears,” shares Shyam Konnur, the founder and director of MIST which is an online collective of the LGBTQA+ community which brings them together to celebrate and build community strength. The group had gathered at the Monalisa Kalagram where dhol tasha was called to celebrate a day that I being called a day of freedom.